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Ardrossan-Campbeltown ferry sets sail
Published: 8 Dec 2015Regular service brought in following successful pilot
Forth Road Bridge closed until New Year
Published: 4 Dec 2015Every effort is being made to minimise disruption.The Forth Road Bridge (FRB) is to shut until the New Year for repairs following the discovery of defective steelwork.
Forth Road Bridge to close tonight
Published: 3 Dec 2015A full closure of the bridge is being put into effect after midnight on Thursday December 3, 2015.
Temporary bridge to span A96
Published: 25 Nov 2015AWPR/B-T bridge will keep disruption to a minimumA new temporary bridge will be installed across the A96 this weekend between Dyce Drive roundabout and Kirkhill Forest to help keep traffic moving during Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) construction works.
Pupils invited to enter road safety competition
Published: 23 Nov 2015Roads Project kick-starts ‘Road Safety Week’Scottish Roads Partnership (SRP), the company responsible for building the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project is supporting national Road Safety Week (23 – 29 Nov) by launching a poster design competition for children in local primary schools.
Road Safety is Top Priority as Major Works Continue on Central Scotland's Motorway Network
Published: 22 Nov 2015Motorists Reminded to Expect Delays on A8/M8, M73 and M74Transport Scotland, the national transport agency for Scotland, is reminding road users in Central Scotland to use caution and to drive safely when approaching and driving through works on its major trunk roads, ahead of National Road Safety Week (23 – 29 Nov.)
Switchover of Contraflow on M74 at Junction 5 Raith
Published: 19 Nov 2015Major works progress to next stageThe contraflow currently in operation on the M74 northbound carriageway, between the off and on slip roads at Junction 5, Raith, is scheduled to switch to the southbound carriageway this weekend (21/22 November 2015) and will remain in place for approximately nine months.
A9 Dualling - River Spey Crossing Options Unveiled
Published: 18 Nov 2015Examples of bridge options being developed to cross the River Spey near Kingussie will go on display this week as part of the consultation process for the A9 Dualling Crubenmore to Kincraig scheme.
Transport Minister has designs on continental cycling projects
Published: 12 Nov 2015“The nation’s cycling infrastructure is in line for a real boost with a new Scottish Government competition designed to encourage more people to cycle for short journeys” Transport Minister Derek Mackay said in Edinburgh today (Thursday 12 November).
Highland Tain station gets lease of life
Published: 11 Nov 2015Tain Railway Station (c.1864), built and opened that year by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway (Picture source - Tain & District Museum)Tain railway station in Easter Ross will receive a new lease of life today (11 November), as a new restaurant opens in its disused building thanks to the Station Community Regeneration Fund.